Youngwoo Lee, Boryeong Mayoral Candidate: "Transforming from Coal to an Energy Strategy City"

"I Will Be a Tireless Marketplace Mayor"

Youngwoo Lee, candidate for Mayor of Boryeong (Democratic Party), is announcing his first pledge at the election office on the 6th.

"As a marketplace mayor, I will transform Boryeong from a coal city into a national energy strategy city of Korea."

Youngwoo Lee, the Democratic Party candidate for Mayor of Boryeong, Chungnam, announced his first campaign pledge, focusing on "energy transition" and "attracting companies."

On May 6, at his campaign office, Lee held a press conference and pledged, "I will turn Boryeong from a simple coal-fired power plant city into a national energy strategy city of Korea. Although power plants are continuously being closed and the population is declining, I promise to restore the population to 100,000 by attracting high-quality companies with more than 300 employees."

Referring to himself as the "marketplace mayor," he expressed his determination to personally reach out to companies regardless of location or frequency, in order to attract investment.

Lee emphasized, "Energy transition is not a crisis for Boryeong, but its greatest opportunity."

He also strongly suggested the potential to attract defense industry businesses, stating, "Boryeong is the only place nationwide with two shooting ranges."

Regarding the recruitment of General Manager Hyukbaek Lim, Lee said, "We have already made a strong request to bring semiconductor and defense industries to Boryeong," expressing his commitment to deliver tangible results through close networks with central political circles and the industrial sector.

Lee concluded, "I will focus on what I do best. I will visit companies and the government even 100 times if necessary and become a mayor who achieves results to redraw the economic map of Boryeong."

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